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Obama Heads to Hill to Talk Immigration Reform

By | 06.25.09 | 11:14 am

Advocates for comprehensive immigration reform have high hopes for President Obama’s meeting scheduled for Thursday afternoon with Congressional leaders on the issue, but it’s not clear that a bill will even be proposed this year.

At a National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast last week, More…

Obama Prays for Immigration Reform

By | 06.19.09 | 12:00 pm

Addressing a National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast sponsored by Esperanza, a Hispanic religious coalition, President Obama this morning won applause for reiterating his commitment to immigration reform.

Quoting scripture, invoking the “love thy neighbor” religious command and noting the nomination of the first Hispanic to be a justice on the Supreme More…